Math Counts Question #13
Algebra
Level
2
The Cubs play a 162 game schedule, exactly half of those games are played at home. If they won 53 of their home games, how many home games did they lose?
The answer is 28.
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1 solution
We do some simple arithmetic applicable to the problem.162 games x 1/2(fraction of games that are home)=81 home games.81 home games - 53 winning home games = 28 losing home games(answer).